Electric stove



-July 27k, 1926.

M. NESSIF ELECTRIC STOVE Filed Feb, 11. 1925 lll/ TTORNEY Patented July 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES s594520 APATENT oFFicE.,

MIKE NESSIF, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.

ELECTRIC srovii.

Application led I 'ebruary 11, 1925. Serial No. 8,551.

`An important object is the provision of a device of this character in `which .the heating unit itself is so constructed and arranged as to be made watertight sothat water cannot gain access to the heating coils, contacts or other parts of the mechanism when the heating device is immersed within water.

Yet another object is the provision of a device of this character in which the heating unit is provided with removable covers which will, however, when in place fit in a waterproof manner.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character. which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy yto use, po-sitive in action, efficient and durable in service, and a general improvementin the art.

Vith the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete device, y

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof with parts broken away and in sections, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view taken through the point of connecting of the current carrying cable therewith.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown the device as including a supporting stand designated broadly by the numeral 10, which stand includes a suitable base 11 from which rise uprights 12 carrying the heating unit or stove member.

The heating unit is shown as comprising a cylindrical casing 13 open at its top and bottom and provided at its upper and lower.

edges with inwardly extending flanges 14 and 15, respectively, which flanges' are formed with annular grooves or channels 16 for the reception of a packing 17 of asbestos or the like. The lower edge of the steve or casing 13 is shown as having) an eutstandng flange 18 engaged Within 'ent pertains 152 at the upper ende or the spegne or legs 12. This connection might be removable or, if preferred, the upper extremities of the uprights or legs may be riveted or otherwise securedfto the side of the casing 13 as indicated in Figure 1.

Located within the confines of the casing 13 is a plurality or series of coils 2O of suitable resistance. wire or other suitable material, which coils are all coi'inected at eine end with an anchoring member 21 suitably secured within the casing. At their other ends,

all the coils are connected with an anchoring member 22 held in place as for instance by meansof a bolt 23. Both anchoring members must naturally be insulated from the wall of the casing, and for this reason I have illustrated a block or strip 21 of insulating material such as mica or the like. Of course, it is obvious that if it is preferred the anchoring member 21 may not be insulated from the casing but may simply be adapted to Vbe engaged within the shell member 26 or to form a part of this member, one of the wires being connected with the bolt 23. The other wire may simply be grounded on the member 25. In order that the wires may be kept free from water at all times, they are enclosed within a flexible preferably metallic housing 29 which carries a cap 30 screwed or otherwise detachably engaged upon the constricted end portion 31 of a union 32 which is in turn screwed upon the flange member 25. From the above, it will be obvious that when current is turned on it will fiow through the wires 27, bolt 23, anchoring member 22 and all of the coils 20 to the anchoring member 21 and back through the metal of the casing to the return wire.

Obviously, the device may be used as above described and a frying pan or other implement designated by the letter A. may be placed upon the top of the stove while a baking pan, indicated at B, or other utensil may be disposed beneath the heating device 'and sup orted by the base 11. It will observed tU these npplinsnte er utensils are indicated by dotted lines as they form no part o't the present invention.

1When it is desired to enclose the heating device as for example whenl intendingV to place it in a vessel oi water 'for heating the water, use may be made ot covers 33 and 34C which are engageable upon the top and hottom, respectively, oit the casing 13. The cover S3 has a peripheral :flange 35 overlying the edge of the casing and this cover is held in place as' for instance byv means of a plurality ol screws 8G. The cover -l-/l is not flanged but is heid in place bysimilar screws 37.

lVhen the deviceis to be used Yfor heating vater in a bath tub, dish pan or the like. 'the coversI 33 and let are a; plied and held in place by thc screws lo and 3i". It will be observed that the above described packing gasket 17 will act to maire the joint unter tight so that no water can at any time enter within the casing 13 and'short circuit `the enheating wires. e i

From the `lioregoing description and a study o'lt the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided simply con structed, inexpensive and highly elflicient stove tor cooking or other purposes which is, morcorer,A so constructed and arranged that it may be emersed bodily within al quantity oiE water to effect heating thereof.

lli/Thilo I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be observed that I reserve the right to make such; changes in the form, construction and arrangementfof parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope Ot the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. In a stove of the character described, a base, legs rising therefrom, a casing carried by said legs and having its stop and bottom open, a plurality oit' resistance coils located within the casing for generating heat7 a `terminal connection on the casing whereby current may be supplied to said coils, and cover' members adapted to be engaged upon the top and bottom of the casing to 'form a water tight receptacle.

i2'. In a device of the character described, a casing, anchoring niei'nbers located therewithin atspaced points, one anfi'horing inember being insulated from the casing and the other beingy an electrical connection `therewitln a plurality of resistance coils con nected with and bridging the space between said anchoring' members7 a cylindrical tlange on the ou side of the casing opposite said insulated `anchor member, a tern'iinal meniber located within said liange, a. securing element passing through said insulated anchoring nieinber, through the casing and lhrough Esaid terminal member, conducting wires connected with said terminal member, a 'flexible honsing surrounding said wires, and a union connected with one end ot said housing andA eng-agingy upon said llange nember.

5l. In a stove of the character describefh a casing having its top and bottoni open, a plurality ot resistance coils mounted within the casing :for regenerating heat, terminal connections 'tor the resistance c ils, and cover members adapted to be engaged `upon the top and bottom oit the casing to 'form a water 'tight receptacle.

4t. A convertiblestove oit the character described comprising` a casing havingits top and bottom open and provided internally with resistance coils for generating heat, cover members detachably cngageable upon the topl and bottom ol the casing tor iorming` a water-tight receptacle, in combination with a supporting stand upon rihicli the casing may be mounted.

In testimony whereof I allix my signavture.

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